In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Mark Kotter, PhD, Founder and CEO of bit.bio, about the Cell Therapy Crisis and the state of the Cell Therapy Field.

Mark is a stem cell biologist and neurosurgeon at the University of Cambridge. Aged nineteen, he decided to pursue a career in medicine to serve others and to make a difference in people’s lives. His curiosity led him down a path of clinical service and laboratory discovery. He became fascinated by synthetic biology, as he saw it as the key to a new generation of medicines. He is the founder of bit.bio and co-founder of the cultured meat start-up Meatable.

The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Introduction,
00:01:19 - Background and Inspiration,
00:09:34 - Overview of Cell Therapy,
00:13:02 - Accelerating Drug Development,
00:16:24 - Rethinking the Paradigm,
00:18:52 - Challenges of Gene Therapy,
00:20:14 - Potential of Gene Therapy,
00:21:07 - Synthetic Biology and Cell Therapies,
00:22:59 - High Costs of Cell Therapies,
00:27:07 - Regulations and Cell Therapies,
00:37:56 - The Power of Transcription Factors,
00:39:29 - Expanding the Possibilities,
00:41:29 - The Golden Years of Biotech,
00:42:34 - Risks and Regulation,
00:43:40 - Closing Thoughts

Guest Links
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Twitter:   / markkotter  

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Website: https://www.bit.bio/
Linkedin:   / bitbioltd  
Twitter:   / bitbio  

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